I don't give a shit if I have to film it on the $200 dollar handy cam (HV20 shit the bed), I'm in!

Matt Harris

04-07-2011, 04:24 PM

HV20 R.I.P - Great camera. I still use my HV30 for certain shoots.

Mobie540

04-07-2011, 06:52 PM

Agreed or Hannibal Lector, the Terminator and actually I liked Gary Oldman in Book of Eli and The Professional.

Matt Harris

04-07-2011, 06:58 PM

Gary Oldman's a great bad guy. I like when serious actor's play bad guys. Here's a few roles i like: Denzel in Training Day, Phillip Seymore Hoffman in Mission Impossible 3, Robin Williams in One Hour Photo/Insomnia, Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs Of New York/There Will Be Blood.

Barry_Green

04-07-2011, 07:06 PM

Guys, keep in mind that the strength of a story is usually directly relatable to the strength of your villain. There have been lots of films about villains as the protagonist, such as "Fallen" or "Despicable Me" or "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog". The rules haven't come out yet, so I don't know if the requirement will be that the villain must be your protagonist, but while we're spitballin' -- I'm not concerned about whether or not the villain is your protagonist, only that the villain is a strong character. He shouldn't be some two-dimensional "evil" guy, he should be as fully fleshed out as the protagonist is. Put it this way -- you should be able to tell your story from either character's perspective. Your villain should be just as motivated, just as challenged, and just as devoted to his/her goal, as your hero is to his or hers. Look at Silence of the Lambs -- there were two villains in there, and one of them was a serial killer, but it wasn't just some nameless/faceless scary guy, they actually took the time to let you understand what Buffalo Bill's motivation was, and follow his progress towards his goal.

Flesh out your villain. Make him (or her) real. Make them believable. Make us understand why they want what they want, and show them trying to achieve it. Have fun with it -- they could be a comic villain, or a dastardly villain, or a serious villain... there's so many ways to go with this. You might even want to explore making them an unwitting villain (like Arthur Dent was for Agrajax). They could be a comic-book supervillain, an evil mastermind, or a struggling entrepreneur who's just trying to get his cocain business off the ground.

There's a lot of fertile ground here, let your imagination run with it, then go make a great film and blow us away!

ASchear

04-07-2011, 07:14 PM

From the suggestion thread, if that's where villainfest was pulled from; it looks like the villain will be the protagonist.

AJ Brooks

04-07-2011, 09:01 PM

I'm in.

ZazaCast

04-07-2011, 09:10 PM

Oh... good one! Very good one.....hummmmm

stinkpot

04-07-2011, 10:15 PM

Required element = handlebar mustache.

Hawk Teflon

04-07-2011, 10:53 PM

Required element = handlebar mustache.

I think that's a given ... also required: Damsel tied up on train tracks.

Mister Stocks

04-08-2011, 06:24 AM

Every time I tell myself, THIS is the DVXfest that I will enter and I never do, but this sounds too cool for me not to try. At least try harder than I have before.

Zoidoid

04-08-2011, 11:33 AM

This is very, very cool news!

Zak Forsman

04-08-2011, 01:57 PM

rules have been posted. and funny enough, we had the same thought. one of the required elements is in fact... a mustache. also, your villain DOES NOT HAVE to be your protagonist, but they certainly can be.

damn required elements :)
I have a short that I'm having trouble finishing and it matches the theme perfectly, but doesn't have any of the required elements...
I'll need to squeeze one in somehow! @#$%$#

Hawk Teflon

04-09-2011, 08:50 AM

I think this is discrimination against all those who can't grow mustaches ... like me.

Mobie540

04-09-2011, 12:07 PM

I forgot to mention the ultimate bad@ss, Anton Chigurh - No Country for Old Men.

AJ Brooks

04-09-2011, 06:21 PM

I forgot to mention the ultimate bad@ss, Anton Chigurh - No Country for Old Men.

Heath Ledger's Joker and Anton Chigurh are my favorite villains.

Matthew B

04-10-2011, 04:56 AM

Mr Glass from Unbreakable is definitely up there for me. Not to mention Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest.

Of all the villains we've had over the years, so many stand out, but Snidely Whiplash comes to mind every time I hear the word villain. He's the archetype in my head...

@Chris I hope a bunch, this is a GREAT theme. You have some wicked villains in your scripts. Hope to see a few up there!

Gohanto

04-10-2011, 05:21 PM

Personally, how Voldemort from the 1st Harry Potter book was portrayed was one of the best ways. Just "he who must not be named" and hearing about all the terrible things that were done when he was "alive". It was kinda a let down when they finally introduced the actual character...

John Doe from Se7en also up there for a lot of the same reasons, and Biff Tannen from BTTF, because... well it's BTTF.

Brandon Rice

04-11-2011, 08:29 AM

damn required elements :)
I have a short that I'm having trouble finishing and it matches the theme perfectly, but doesn't have any of the required elements...
I'll need to squeeze one in somehow! @#$%$#

The rules state the short has to be produced within the time frame, so if any of your short is already shot, that means it would already be DQ'd

Sorry...

Austinv

04-11-2011, 02:36 PM

I think I may have to enter this one!

abalex

04-22-2011, 01:58 AM

Well, well....this sound really good, really love this idea.....I will try to do my best and get my idea on paper and on tape....last time I entered was in '07 , spyfest....

cheers!

Matt Harris

04-22-2011, 11:53 AM

Abalex, why the long wait to enter another fest? Spyfest was my first fest, ah the memories.

Chris_Keaton

04-22-2011, 01:39 PM

He just needs a great script....hint, hint. :)

abalex

04-23-2011, 01:19 PM

a great script is all I need....hint hint....

looking at the possibilities of entering the scifi-thriller-horror genre....I still own an hvx but I want to try one of the canons, 7D, 5D or t2i..... any advice?

there will be one long running shot, long shots, and 90% will be hand held

cheers

Hawk Teflon

04-23-2011, 01:39 PM

If you have a running shot (where YOU are running with the camera), I wouldn't suggest the DSLR's. Stick with your HVX.

Heck, if I had the option, I'd shoot the entire thing on an HVX, and i have a t2i.

abalex

04-23-2011, 01:53 PM

If you have a running shot (where YOU are running with the camera), I wouldn't suggest the DSLR's. Stick with your HVX.

Heck, if I had the option, I'd shoot the entire thing on an HVX, and i have a t2i.